VIRTUE - Meaning and Pronunciation

How to pronounce virtue?

This video provides examples of American English pronunciations of virtue by male and female speakers.
In addition, it explains the meaning of virtue through a dictionary definition and several visual examples.

IPA Transcription of virtue is /vˈɝtʃu/.

Definition of virtue according to Wiktionary:
virtue can be a noun or a name

As a noun virtue can mean:
1. Accordance with moral principles; conformity of behaviour or thought with the strictures of morality; good moral conduct.
2. A particular manifestation of moral excellence in a person; an admirable quality.
3. Specifically, each of several qualities held to be particularly important, including the four cardinal virtues, the three theological virtues, or the seven virtues opposed to the seven deadly sins.
4. An inherently advantageous or excellent quality of something or someone; a favourable point, an advantage.
5. A creature embodying divine power, specifically one of the orders of heavenly beings, traditionally ranked above angels and below archangels.
6. Specifically, moral conduct in sexual behaviour, especially of women; chastity.
7. The inherent power of a god, or other supernatural being.
8. The inherent power or efficacy of something.

As a name virtue can mean:
Surname.

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